Brush cleaner



March 15, 1932; H. FUHR BRUSH CLEANER Filed Feb; 9 1931 Patented Main15, 1932 UNITED STATES HENRY EUER, F WA, W1sconsmmwsn cmAnma,

Application flled February 9 1931. Ser1a111fl'o. 514,568.-

This invention relates to 1a brush cleaner and more particularly t0 adevice whereby a clothes brush or the like may be readily cleaned, whenthe brt1sh is inoved with a reciprocatory movement over the cleanihgdevice, and the bristles 0f the brush having contact with the topsurface 0f the device.

One of the objects 0f the invention is*to provide a brush cleaner havinga plutality of corrugations 0ver which a'strip of paper may be readilyclamped, whereby when a brush is rnoved over and in Contact with thepaper coverad corrugatiohs, the dust from the brush Will adhere to thepaper,

Another object is t0 'provide a spool 0f paper 01 wound agated surface,and the end of the paper attached to a second spool, and to proviclemeans whereby a soiled strip of paper may be wound upon said secondmentioned SPOO1 and a clean strip unwound into operative positio n,fromthe first mentioned spoo1.

Another 0bj ect is 1:0 provide means Whereby the spools may be readilyremoved from their bearings and replaced.

I have found that the dust brushed from clothes adheres to the ends 0fthe brush brist1es in somewhat 0f a layer and Will read- 3o ily adheredto another surface and it is One of my main objects to provide aplurality 01? corrugations forbreaking up this layer, so

that the same may more readily be removed.

Other objects Will appe'ar in the f0110W- ing specification andaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionalview,

Figure 2 is a top p1an and Figure 3 is a detail cross section.

In the drawings 1 indicates a casing having a top Wall 2, end Walls 3und 4, and side Walls 5 and 6.

Bent inwardly of the end Walls 3 and 4' are the flanges 7 to providesuppor-t fpr the casing l.

Arranged within the frame 1 and pivotal1y carriecl upon suitable bearinga1e spools 8 and 9. Carriecl by the' spool 8 is a roll 0f Paper 01 the1ike 8 which has its free end threaded thru an opening 10 in the wa11 4a the like which may be readily unsufiicient length to cover the corrusuffi iientlength to completelYc0venthe tbp Wall 2flnd then threadedthruthe opening l1 in the Wall 3 and atfaChe as at 12 to-fihe spool9.

' After a sectionof th6roll 0f paper 8 is unwound Whereb'y t0 cover ehetop Wall 2 the frame15 is r cked oh the pivot pin 20 into clanipingposition as shownin Figre 1 and locked in position by the lock spring2l.The device is,then in operative position.

- When a brush iS to be cleaned it iS movgd in a re ciprocatory movementacross the cor= rugated surface am]. in contact With the pape'r covgring22. 7

I havef'ond th'at the dust accdmulatedon.

1a clothes brush,after being used,'r'ests' 011 th6 endS of the bris tles01. the brush in a form of a lay e'r, and when the brush in this COndi-'tion cornes in confiact with corrugated Surface ofmy device, thisj layeris broken up and the particles of dust adhere t 0 the p&p er Covering,therebycleaning th e brush When the p2iper cove ring 2210600mes dirty,the clamping frame 15 is movedbut 0f locked p0siti0n, and 'the seiledsheet of paper is Wound upnthe roller 12, by ineanS of the crank 23, andby fi1rthef move ment 0f the crank 23, a clean sheet 0f paper is unwoundfrom the roll 8', to beclam-ped into operative position upon thecorrugated surface; v The corrugations 13 are arranged' in the presentinstance on an arc, whereby whn a,

brush is moved over Athis surface in a reciprocatory movement, differentdepths of the bristles will engage the corrugations, thereby creating a,greater tendenCy to the breaking up of the 1ayer of dust on the brush.

It is to be understood that var1ous changias may be made in theconstruction of my device without depzirting from the spirit 0f myinvention except as limited by the sqope of the 1 appended claims:

Iclaimz v l. In a brush clearier, a casirig having a corrugated topsurface, a spool rotatably carried ab one end within said casing, a rollof paper carried by said spoo1, a second spool rotatably mounted in saidcasii1g, a length of said paper unwound and adapted to cover saidcorrugated surface and having ios free end attachedto said second spool,and means for clamping said length of paper upon said corrugatedsurface.

2. In a device of the dass described, a 0215- ing having a top plate, acurved corrugated..l'

top surface formed in said top p1ate, a sheet of paper adapted to coversaid corrugated surface, a clamping frame piv otally mounted at one sideupon said bopplae forclaml: ing said paper upon said corrugat edsurface, und z; lock Spring i01 Iocking said c1amping fmme in clampingposition.

3. 111 a devicebf the clasS described, a casing having a corrugated tpsurfa'ce, a spool 1Otatably m0uned atone eir1d within said. casing, aroll of paper carried by said spoola= seconcl spool in sai cl csing, alength 01 said paper unwound fro m siaid roll and adapted 150 cover said'cofr1@ateclsurface and having is fre e end attach'ecl said secondspool, means for releasably clarnping said ]ength of paper upon saidcorrugated surface, and a crank f01 winding said le1igth O f p&per uponsaid second mentioned Spool,

4. Ina brush cleziner, a casing having a top Wall, side Walls, and endWalls' a pair of spools rotatably carried by said side Walls, a roll ofpaper carried byone 0f saicl spools, a

corrugated surface f0%med in said t0p Wall,

' an opening formed in each of sqi end Walls, a 1engih of paper unWo'undfrom said 1'011 and threaded thru one of said openings and adapted c0versaid corrugated surface, the ftee end 0f said lengt-h 0f papet threadedthr the oth-er 0f said openings, a crank for winding said 1 3ngth 015paper upon said second meneiond spool, und zu cla1riping; frame fqrreleasably clamping said lenguh Cf .5:, paper upon said corrugatedsurface.

' In witnes whereof I hav6 hereu1ito set my hax1d this 18th day ofDecember, A. D. 1930.

1 HENRY FUHR.

